Airport reliability

Sioux Falls (FSD) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Sioux Falls, SD (FSD) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Sioux Falls, SD8,160 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 75.9%
Cancelled: 1.9%
60+ minutes late: 9.6%
Scheduled departures: 8,160

What this means

FSD departures beat the U.S. average.

75.9% of the 8,160 scheduled departures from Sioux Falls (FSD) arrived at their destination on time, about the same as the U.S. average of 75.6%.
1.9% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 9.6% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at FSD were on time 73.4% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Delta Air Lines was the most punctual from FSD (85.1%) and American Airlines the least (71.7%).
Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month for departures from FSD (84.0% on time) and December the least reliable (70.7%).
Cancellations peaked in January, when 2.3% of flights were cancelled.
Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (85.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 6 pm to 7 pm were the least (52.7%).

Airlines at FSD

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from FSD, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
Delta Air Lines	85.1%	0.8%	6.6%	123 min	730
Envoy AirSold as American Eagle	77.9%	2.4%	7.1%	63 min	1,066
United Airlines	75.8%	2.4%	6.2%	65 min	711
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska	75.4%	2.0%	10.8%	101 min	3,793
Allegiant Air	73.1%	0.6%	9.3%	90 min	960
American Airlines	71.7%	3.3%	11.6%	113 min	671
Frontier Airlines	71.2%	0.0%	16.5%	108 min	139
Republic AirwaysSold as American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express	61.7%	3.3%	13.3%	57 min	60
PSA AirlinesSold as American Eagle	Insufficient sample				30

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 85.2%

6a 85.4%

7a 78.7%

8a 83.8%

9a 75.0%

10a 80.4%

11a 81.5%

12p 68.6%

1p 78.7%

2p 77.1%

3p 69.3%

4p 73.5%

5p 63.9%

6p 52.7%

7p 60.6%

8p 71.7%

9p 70.0%

10p Insufficient sample

Share of scheduled flights on time FSD average 75.9%

Departures from FSD by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	85.2%	815
Departing 6 am to 7 am	85.4%	789
Departing 7 am to 8 am	78.7%	507
Departing 8 am to 9 am	83.8%	656
Departing 9 am to 10 am	75.0%	372
Departing 10 am to 11 am	80.4%	367
Departing 11 am to noon	81.5%	378
Departing noon to 1 pm	68.6%	513
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	78.7%	955
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	77.1%	533
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	69.3%	166
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	73.5%	476
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	63.9%	722
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	52.7%	408
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	60.6%	218
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	71.7%	187
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm	70.0%	90
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm	Insufficient sample	8

Best and worst months at FSD

Jan 75.7%

Feb 82.2%

Mar 80.8%

Apr 80.8%

May 78.4%

Jun 71.7%

Jul 71.8%

Aug 73.5%

Sep 84.0%

Oct 82.0%

Nov 78.1%

Dec 70.7%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 75.9%

Departures from FSD by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	75.7%	1,731
February	82.2%	1,724
March	80.8%	1,951
April	80.8%	1,925
May	78.4%	1,975
June	71.7%	1,909
July	71.8%	1,912
August	73.5%	1,846
September	84.0%	1,678
October	82.0%	1,889
November	78.1%	1,803
December	70.7%	1,909

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 78.0%

Oct 75.9%

Nov 71.3%

Dec 58.4%

Jan 79.2%

Feb 86.6%

Mar 75.9%

Apr 77.5%

May 78.6%

Jun 76.1%

Jul 79.7%

Aug 74.4%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from FSD, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	78.0%	567
Oct 2025	75.9%	681
Nov 2025	71.3%	654
Dec 2025	58.4%	687
Jan 2026	79.2%	612
Feb 2026	86.6%	627
Mar 2026	75.9%	754
Apr 2026	77.5%	723
May 2026	78.6%	735
Jun 2026	76.1%	694
Jul 2026	79.7%	711
Aug 2026	74.4%	715

Busiest routes from FSD

Nonstop routes from FSD by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
Denver (DEN)	78.9%	1.4%	3	1,818
Chicago (ORD)	65.9%	3.8%	5	1,792
Minneapolis (MSP)	83.3%	1.1%	2	1,455
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	73.4%	3.1%	3	1,086
Phoenix (PHX)	81.1%	0.6%	3	684
Phoenix (AZA)	74.3%	0.5%	1	370
Atlanta (ATL)	84.9%	0.8%	1	365
Las Vegas (LAS)	81.2%	0.6%	1	176
St. Petersburg (PIE)	76.1%	0.0%	1	109
Sanford (SFB)	63.3%	0.9%	1	109
Nashville (BNA)	77.1%	0.0%	1	105

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Sources & data dates

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period: September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through: August 2026
Processed: 2026-11-03
Scope: Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Sioux Falls, SD (FSD) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method: Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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